The wrist retinaculum is a thickened part of the deep fascia of the forearm around the wrist joint, which can be divided into the palmar flexor retinaculum (FR) and the dorsal extensor retinaculum (ER). They play a stabilizing, supporting and protective role for the wrist tendons and nerves, but the presence of the wrist retinaculum is also closely related to the occurrence of certain diseases. In this review article, we provide the progress of imaging studies in the anatomical structure, normal imaging findings and imaging findings of related diseases of wrist retinaculum.